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You do realise that Charles Moores loathes the current Tory leadership, whom he regards as a bunch of soft liberal left-wingers, don't you?

He has given no provenance for this so-called information, yet you seem to be willing to accept it as gospel, whereas your normal regard for anything from sources like the Telegraph is usually total disdain.

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I dont know his political stance Hugh. If the allegations are true its then it horrendous act. Its clear there is a memo for sure. It seems there is factions in the camp who undermining things.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/ma...-moment-tories

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Nobody has won at all. A profit isn't made in a couple of days, it has to balance out. And when the strike (or not) is over, people will go back to diving as much as they usually do, and using up the fuel that they have stockpiled. And when it does all balance out the government and the oil companies will probably have made less money.

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Have you got yourself all worked up because the government may or may not be stockpiling fuel meaning that life can go on if Red Len calls a strike ,well good ,the last thing we need is the country held to ransom by idiot union leaders

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The truth is Sirius, we haven't got a political party capable of running this country properly. I think all MP's should be independent, then they could think forthemselves, and be voted in on their own policies.

Labour got us into a mess, and now between the Tories and the Liberals, they are making things worse. :erm:

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It seems that you won't have anything negative said about the government Hugh...open your eyes!!!

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It would be one thing if the government were stockpiling fuel, but they aren't, and they got it very wrong by making extremely dangerous suggestions that the publick stockpile it instead.

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The government did not suggest that the public stockpile petrol ,one member of the government suggested it may be prudent to keep a jerrycan with some petrol handy which lets face it is what i would do

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Well you see admitting you're a twit isn't easy. Far easier to blame someone else and possibly sue for compensation....

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:tu: Yes, the facts of what was actually said do seem to have been rather exaggerated don't they. Can't think why... :rolleyes:

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I hope you aint calling me. When people start name calling its time to shut thread. It will be last time post in this thread as pettyness childish behavior getting stupid.


If read my POSTS few back I NEVER GOT FUEL. MY car got FUEL 2 weeks back it was £12 and it wont Get fuel for bit its 3/4 full. If the strike happen I would not took it to get fuel why wait ages. I said those who did so when they did not need too was FOOLS. Those who filled full plus jerrycans who did not need to do so was also Greedy.

It seems by this leak IF TRUE the government engineered it , if this is true it changes things. Not refering maude jerrycan gaff its about cameron top up tank to get car drivers to store it in the tanks. Think this was the aim maude took the inititive too far with storage.

As for the strike by drivers will say this. I only support the tanker drivers if ITS safety issue ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IF AINT THEY WONT GET MY SUPPORT.

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I don't think Osem was calling you a twit just the people who blindly do what they are told without thinking and then try to blame everyone but themselves ......however if the shoe fits ;)

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ok just get but techy it seemed the way it was posted.

Actually agree people was lacking common sense following like sheep. Shows how bad society become. We need to re-educate folk. Wonder if its for years there been air of selfishness. That what we saw it became light bulb. We told to do this so blindly followed it.

Joke here
maybe the labour government sneeked some micro chip when serving government tells you do something we do it LOL. Maybe mine malfunctioning :)

SORRY OSEM if miss understood your post.

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The ONLY outcome i am expecting is a PAY RISE nothing else mark my words

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My eyes are wide open, Tim.

Happy to accept fact based critique, but not polemic or diatribe.

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That one member of the government was representing the government. And telling people to fill jerry cans is telling them to keep spare fuel in stock (stockpiling). It was irresponsible to give that advice. And as I said earlier, those who don't know what they are talking about should leave it to the experts.

I imagine you would have a different attitude if it had been a member of the previous government.

This isn't a party political issue. It is one of irresponsibility, by someone representing the government, who should know better than to give out dangerous advice.

If you are saying that you would take his advice, then I'm advising you as a member of the fire service to ignore his advice on the grounds of safety.

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Well look at the facts then!!

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What facts would those be, Tim?

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This is what Maude said “As and when it makes sense, a bit of extra fuel in a jerry can is a sensible precaution to take.� That is most definately not telling people to stockpile fuel in their garages .The fact that some people interpreted it to mean ,keep gallons of fuel in containers and decant into glass jugs next to a naked flame is not the governments fault .The only blame that can be placed on the government is not legislating for idiots .If people want to keep a spare gallon in their garage then they can do quite safely as many people already do ,(we are not all idiots despite what the fire service may think)they can put it next to the paint thinners,oil based paint and petrol for the lawn mower that alot of people already have in their garages .